The following is a “weathertorial” concerning the, northeast “blizzard of Jan. 26-28, 2015.” This was written a few days after the event and posted at a different blog site at the time. I am republishing it here (slightly edited) because the impending storm has far too many similarities and forecasters
Read DetailsFor days, National Weather Service (NWS) computer and manmade forecasts have pointed to a major winter storm for the mid-Atlantic states. Snow and other associated wintry weather was expected as far south as northern Georgia and as far north as southern New England. Now, closer to the event, the bulls-eye
Read DetailsAs December’s warmth fades into short-term memory, folks nationwide are going to start shivering. Don’t be surprised if you start to hear a transition from, “OMG, it’s soooo warm,” to, “this cold is horrible…wish the weather would warm up.” This transition will be linked to a significant shift in the
Read DetailsUnseasonably warm and mostly ice-free Great Lake waters, a persistent, strong and cold westerly wind flow, and the usual water-land interactions are all conspiring to create a prolonged “lake effect” snow event across the eastern Great Lakes. The area near Watertown, NY (at the eastern end of Lake Ontario), including
Read DetailsOn the evening of Apr. 24, 2015, high altitude clouds started to advance towards the Washington, DC area. Beneath these clouds, the air mass was very dry, with ground-level dew points in the teens and twenties (Fig. 1). In fact, there was a very deep dry layer…To read the entire
Read DetailsTomorrow marks the end of “meteorological winter.” Meteorologists use the months of December through February to track “winter.” Astronomically, one has to wait another 3 weeks for the Earth’s axis to align properly to officially end winter. Everyone knows about the groundhog’s winter!…To read the entire feature, click here. Originally
Read DetailsWEATHERTORIAL: For public safety reasons, sidewalks, streets and other right of ways and places where access for emergency responders is necessary, quick and effective clearing of snow is a must! Slip and falls, the forcing of pedestrians onto ice-covered roadways and the inability of emergency vehicles to access areas are,
Read DetailsWEATHERTORIAL: The opinions expressed herein are mine alone. They are presented for your enjoyment and thoughtful consideration. If today were the 50 or so years prior to World War II, newsboys would be at the street corners (Fig. 1) shouting, “EXTRA, EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT!…It’s Winter!” That’s right. This
Read DetailsThe explosive development of an east coast low (Fig. 1) yesterday (also known as a “meteorological bomb”), resulted in heavy snow across parts of New England and the mid-Atlantic. Considering the storm spanned two days…To read the entire feature, click here. Originally published 1/25/15
Read DetailsHappy 2015! Most likely, many folks can’t wait to clean the weather palate from 2014 and get rid of the bad weather they experienced (namely the “Polar Vortex”). Yet, when considering all events, 2014 wasn’t really that bad weatherwise…To read the entire feature, click here. Originally published 1/4/15
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